Battle for Narva Bridgehead
The Battle of Narva Bridgehead was the campaign that stalled the Soviet Estonian operation in the surroundings of the town of Narva for six months. It was the first phase of the Battle of Narva campaign fought at the Eastern Front during World War II, the second phase being the Battle of Tannenberg Line.
Soviet plan of the attempted break-out, February – April 1944
Strachwitz with fellow soldiers prior to the offensive, 21 March 1944
The memorial of the 2nd Shock Army's command post 1944
The Battle of Narva was a World War II military campaign, lasting from 2 February to 10 August 1944, in which the German Army Detachment "Narwa" and the Soviet Leningrad Front fought for possession of the strategically important Narva Isthmus.
German soldiers defending the western bank of the Narva River, with the fortress of Ivangorod on the eastern side
The 18 September 1944 proclamation of the Government of Estonia in Riigi Teataja (Government gazette)
Narva after artillery and air raids, 1944
Battle of Tannenberg Line, 26–29 July 1944